Marriage

Intro: The Psychology Behind Late-Stage Divorce It was a Sunday afternoon. A braai, a few drinks, the smell of smoke and meat, nothing remarkable. They’d done it a hundred times before, with the same easy rhythm that long marriages develop: someone tends the fire, someone makes a salad, conversation moves between nothing in particular and … Read more

Twintig jaar. Dit is hoe lank my vrou en ek al in hierdie ding saam is. En as ek sê ‘daarin’, bedoel ek alles… die seisoene van ongelooflike seks en die seisoene van byna geen, die finansiële hoogtepunte en die dieptes wat ons alles laat bevraagteken het, ‘n miskraam wat ons oopgebreek het op maniere … Read more

Twenty years. That’s how long my wife and I have been in this thing together. And when I say ‘in it’, I mean all of it… the seasons of incredible sex and the seasons of almost none, the financial peaks and the valleys that made us question everything, a miscarriage that broke us open in … Read more

There’s a couple you probably follow. Maybe you know them personally, maybe you don’t. But you know their relationship online, or at least, you think you do. You’ve seen their anniversary captions, their “spontaneous” beach photos, and the tender videos of one surprising the other with flowers. You’ve watched their relationship unfold in real time, … Read more

Think back to a moment when you felt truly understood by your partner, not just heard, but genuinely met. Maybe they picked up on something you hadn’t even said out loud. Maybe they knew exactly what you needed without being asked. That feeling, that quiet, settling sense of being known, has a name. It’s called … Read more

Introduction: The Crossroads of a Marriage It’s 3 a.m., and you’re lying awake again. Your partner is breathing quietly next to you, or maybe they’re not home, maybe they’re on the couch, or maybe you’re sleeping in separate rooms now. But you’re not sleeping. You’re running through the question you keep hoping you won’t have … Read more